Education
Introduction
Key Stage 1 & 2
World of Plankton
Plankton types
Food Chain
Importance of Plankton
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Key Stage 3
Undergraduate Science
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The word plankton means ‘to wander’ and comes from the Greek word ‘planktos’.
Some plankton release a chemical that can help make clouds.
The ‘White Cliffs of Dover’ are made up of millions and millions of dead phytoplankton
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Plankton blooms in the summer and spring. Sometimes
the blooms are so large they can be seen by satellites
orbiting the earth.
